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The mean square of the divisor function

Volume 164 / 2014

Chaohua Jia, Ayyadurai Sankaranarayanan Acta Arithmetica 164 (2014), 181-208 MSC: Primary 11M; Secondary 11M06. DOI: 10.4064/aa164-2-7

Abstract

Let $d(n)$ be the divisor function. In 1916, S. Ramanujan stated without proof that $$ \sum_{n\leq x}d^2(n)=xP(\log x)+E(x), $$ where $P(y)$ is a cubic polynomial in $y$ and $$ E(x)=O(x^{{3/ 5}+\varepsilon}), $$ with $\varepsilon$ being a sufficiently small positive constant. He also stated that, assuming the Riemann Hypothesis (RH), $$ E(x)=O(x^{{1/ 2}+\varepsilon}). $$

In 1922, B. M. Wilson proved the above result unconditionally. The direct application of the RH would produce $$ E(x)=O(x^{1/ 2}(\log x)^5\log\log x). $$ In 2003, K. Ramachandra and A. Sankaranarayanan proved the above result without any assumption.

In this paper, we prove $$ E(x)=O(x^{1/ 2}(\log x)^5). $$

Authors

  • Chaohua JiaInstitute of Mathematics
    Academia Sinica
    Beijing 100190, P.R. China
    and
    Hua Loo-Keng Key Laboratory of Mathematics
    Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Beijing 100190, P.R. China
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  • Ayyadurai SankaranarayananSchool of Mathematics
    Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
    Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India
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